Abstract expressionism

Abstract Expressionism established itself as one of the major turning points in twentieth-century art, emerging in New York in the 1940s around what would become known as the New York School.

Driven by figures as diverse as Jackson Pollock and his gestural dripping technique, Mark Rothko and his meditative fields of color, or Willem de Kooning and his energetic compositions oscillating between figuration and abstraction, the movement marked a decisive break with European traditions by placing spontaneity of gesture, monumental scale, and a direct physical relationship between painter and canvas at the heart of artistic practice.

Drawing on Surrealist explorations of automatism and the unconscious, it transformed painting into a space for experimentation in which color, material, and movement ceased to serve representation and instead became an autonomous language carrying an unprecedented emotional and existential intensity.

This shift in the center of gravity of Western art toward New York also represented the affirmation of an American cultural identity on the international stage, whose impact would resonate throughout contemporary artistic creation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together contemporary works that extend this foundational legacy through lyrical abstraction, gestural energy, and chromatic explorations, reflecting the enduring vitality of a movement that profoundly transformed our understanding of what painting can be.

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Painting, Sunny Joy, Menkiv Anatoliy

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 84 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 33.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 612

Painting, Spring Wind, Menkiv Anatoliy

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 641

Painting, Orange Day, Menkiv Anatoliy

Menkiv Anatoliy

Painting . 125 x 170 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch

CHF 2,915

Painting, Out of town, Peter Tovpev

Peter Tovpev

Painting . 61 x 74.5 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 29.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 442

Painting, Evening park, Peter Tovpev

Peter Tovpev

Painting . 17.5 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 6.9 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 199

Painting, Joy, Melezhik Olga

Joy

Melezhik Olga

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 636

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 50 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

CHF 491

Painting, Migrant, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 491